01-19-2018, 05:59 PM
Trying to break through Bob Butler's critique of this thread, which is by far the most viewed on this forum, I cite the Newshour report on the TV show "Blackish"
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-bl...and-nuance
from the transcript:
Tracee Ellis Ross:
Our show is consciously authentic and consciously honest. And a lot of the subject matter that we courageously dive into does end up coming across that way.
I think that they are topics that are uncomfortable for people. They are topics that are — need to be unpacked and discussed, and I think that’s why they’re uncomfortable for people.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault:
I just wonder why they think that these heady issues can be addressed through comedy.
Tracee Ellis Ross:
When one’s heart is open through laughter, so much more information can be received.
I think it’s like giving people their medicine with a spoon full of sugar, you know, or giving your dog its antibiotics in peanut butter, you know?
(LAUGHTER)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-bl...and-nuance
from the transcript:
Tracee Ellis Ross:
Our show is consciously authentic and consciously honest. And a lot of the subject matter that we courageously dive into does end up coming across that way.
I think that they are topics that are uncomfortable for people. They are topics that are — need to be unpacked and discussed, and I think that’s why they’re uncomfortable for people.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault:
I just wonder why they think that these heady issues can be addressed through comedy.
Tracee Ellis Ross:
When one’s heart is open through laughter, so much more information can be received.
I think it’s like giving people their medicine with a spoon full of sugar, you know, or giving your dog its antibiotics in peanut butter, you know?
(LAUGHTER)